Early start for Lucerne

6h30 for a 6h30 train ride to Basel.

London Blackfriars still has the best urban view but the Reichstag from the Hauptbahnhof isn’t bad.

Golden morning light crossing the Elbe.

Frühstuck.

The glittering towers of Frankfurt-am-Main. Very much appreciating the sunshine today.

Frankfurt 2: Frankfurter.

Baden-Wurttemberg village scenes


Next stop Basel and heading out of the EU.


The clean lines of Basel SBB


Train cancelled but there’s another 15 minutes later. On to Luzern!

Zofingen looks pretty.

Swiss scenery – almost there.



And here we are!

Originally posted as a thread of 14 tweets on Twitter on 22 September 2022. View the original thread.